Longidoridae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Enoplea |
Order: | Dorylaimida |
Suborder: | Dorylaimina |
Superfamily: | Dorylaimoidea |
Family: | Longidoridae |
Longidoridae (longidorid nematodes) is a family of polyphagous root ectoparasites in the phylum Nematoda (nematodes) with a worldwide distribution.
There are about 720 species divided amongst seven genera in the family, which is further subdivided into subfamilies and tribes.
Subfamilies;
Tribes;
With the Trichodoridae, the Longoridae form the two Enoplea nematode families known to be plant parasites, though from different subclasses, and the only virus vectors (particularly nepoviruses) in phylum Nematoda.